In the late 1950s, Jon Cobain wanted to see the world, but his blue-collar background and lack of experience made that a challenge. That changed when he became UNLV’s first graduate.
East Valley
Las Vegas police are searching for a suspect from an attempted robbery May 19 at an east valley convenience store.
A house fire stemming from an unattended grill in east Las Vegas caused so much smoke to billow Thursday afternoon that a nearby middle school had to shut off its air conditioning system to prevent smoke inhalation.
Once the Wright brothers got serious, it took them seven years to build their first working airplane. The students and staff of Rancho High School hope to get a replica of a Wright brothers plane in the air a little quicker than that.
Huntridge neighborhood residents have been having a ball. In fact, they’ve been having several and banging them into other balls and smashing them with mallets. Since Apirl, neighbors have been meeting from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Huntridge Circle Park, 1251 S. Maryland Parkway, just south of Charleston Boulevard, to play lawn games, including croquet, bocce and badminton.
A man died after a traffic crash on Carey Avenue and Mount Hood Street on Monday night.
Those new to auctions and eager for a deal might be tempted to to hang on the bid caller’s every word. Good luck with that.
A fire caused about $85,000 in damage to an east valley home Saturday evening, the Las Vegas Fire Department said.
Firefighters found Avelina Camargo, 22, unconscious in her apartment at 5421 E. Harmon Ave., near Boulder Highway, after responding to the blaze.
Customers at a Las Vegas bank prevented a robbery Wednesday by pinning down a would-be robber until police arrived, Las Vegas police said.
Janet King could have been wearing a hospital gown May 13. She opted for a scarlet and gray graduation gown instead.
The person taken to the hospital in critical condition after an east Las Vegas Valley fire Monday morning has died.
Are you in the market for a full-sized paper mache replica of a brontosaurus skeleton? How about an iron lung or a 200-year-old, 37-foot Venetian gondola? Former Lt. Gov. Lonnie Hammargren has it all.
With its thumping, loud modern music, Soho Sushi Burrito on West Sahara Avenue seems intent on cultivating a certain attitude.
Firefighters rescued five people dangling out of second story windows as a fire engulfed a house in the east valley.